There was one big irritant on the on the American side with NATO and the big irritant since Eisenhower was that they were spending. The US Was spend so much more than Europe is spending. Even today, the year The US is spending 3.5% of GDP on core defense. We are spending in Europe average 2% of defense. And here's my question to the audience. I mean, many of you I know criticize Donald Trump, but do you really think that is now Donald Trump? (05:06–05:14)
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Asserts that the U.S. spends 3.5% of GDP on defense, while Europe spends an average of 2%.
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